Thyroid carcinoma presenting as Pancoast's syndrome

A Rabano; M La Sala; P Hernandez; J L Barros

doi:10.1136/thx.46.4.270

Thyroid carcinoma presenting as Pancoast's syndrome

Thorax. 1991 Apr;46(4):270-1. doi: 10.1136/thx.46.4.270.

Authors

A Rabano¹, M La Sala, P Hernandez, J L Barros

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pathology, Hospital General Gregoric Maranon, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain.

Abstract

An unusual clinical presentation of papillary carcinoma of the thyroid is presented, which adds to the infrequent causes of the thoracic inlet syndrome.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Carcinoma, Papillary / complications
Carcinoma, Papillary / diagnosis*
Carcinoma, Papillary / pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis
Male
Middle Aged
Pancoast Syndrome / etiology*
Thyroid Neoplasms / complications
Thyroid Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Thyroid Neoplasms / pathology